Legal Opinion
Impossible Electronics Techniques, Inc. v. Wackenhut Protective Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1982No. 80-5890PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, the appellant, Impossible Electronic Techniques, Inc., sued the appellee, Wackenhut Protective Systems, Inc., for breach of an oral contract to buy certain electronic closed-circuit cameras. Wackenhut denied that such a contract had been made and interposed the Statute of Frauds as a defense. The district court granted Wackenhut’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case. We reverse. 1
I. FACTS
Sometime in late 1973, George Wacken-hut, chairman of the board and president of the Wackenhut Corporation, the parent company…
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3Cited by255 opinions
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